Nashville Hot Chicken & Waffle Taco

Name: Nashville Hot Chicken & Waffle Taco
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 Chicken thighs, boneless; 1 cup Buttermilk; 1.5 cup Flour; 2 tbsp Cayenne; 1 tbsp Brown sugar; 2 cups Waffle batter; 0.5 cup Bread & butter pickles; 3 tbsp Maple syrup

A fresh Belgian waffle folded around cayenne-lacquered fried chicken, pickles, and a drizzle of maple. Sweet, hot, and criminally good.

Prep: 30m
Cook: 25m
Serves: 4
Level: Hard

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Ingredients

4servings

Chicken thighs, boneless4
Buttermilk1 cup
Flour1 ½ cup
Cayenne2 tbsp
Brown sugar1 tbsp
Waffle batter2 cups
Bread & butter pickles½ cup
Maple syrup3 tbsp

Nutrition

Per serving · estimated

Calories: 780
Fat: 30g
Carbs: 78g
Protein: 49g

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Instructions

1
Brine
Marinate chicken in buttermilk overnight, or 2 hours minimum.
2
Dredge & fry
Dredge in seasoned flour. Fry at 350°F until 165°F internal, ~7 min.
7:00
3
Hot oil paste
Whisk cayenne, brown sugar, and 1/4 cup frying oil. Brush over hot chicken.
4
Waffle & wrap
Cook a fresh waffle, fold soft, tuck in chicken and pickles, drizzle maple.